Jonny Clayton’s limp and lead in Premier League Darts Results
Jonny Clayton limped onto the stage in Nottingham, hindered by gout in his ankle, yet finished the night by thrashing Luke Humphries 6-1 in the final. Premier League Darts Results from Night Six left Clayton eight points clear at the top of the table after six weeks, his scoring holding up even as his walking got worse.
Jonny Clayton in Nottingham: gout, practice and a 6-1 final
Clayton carried a visible limp through the evening in Nottingham, describing his ankles as difficult to move, but his throw remained strong. He averaged more than 99 in the final and hit 67% on his doubles, a performance that contrasted with the difficulty he had simply walking up steep stage steps. Earlier in the night he beat Michael van Gerwen 6-3 and Stephen Bunting 6-3, with averages just above 95 in those wins.
Premier League Darts Results: stats that widened Clayton’s lead
Night Six produced Premier League Darts Results that pushed Clayton further ahead. After six weeks he stood eight points clear at the top of the table, and he has won 11 matches overall so far — five more than any other player in the competition. The tally of 180s he has hit also put him ahead of the chasing pack, and his consistency has delivered two league-night victories this season, making him the first player to double up after five different winners in the first five weeks.
Luke Humphries, Luke Littler and crowd noise at the Motorpoint Arena
Luke Humphries reached the final after a 6-5 semi-final win over Luke Littler, ending Littler’s bid for back-to-back nightly victories, but Humphries managed only one leg in the final. The night in Nottingham also featured crowd disturbances: whistling interrupted Luke Littler’s quarter-final against Gerwyn Price, and Humphries was distracted by whistling during his semi-final before clinching that match and cupping his ear toward the crowd.
Humphries earlier produced a 121 checkout in the final, his sole successful leg against Clayton, who then answered with a 146 checkout to move 4-1 ahead and sealed the 6-1 victory on D16. That stark contrast in finishing — Clayton’s high double percentage versus Humphries’ struggles on doubles — defined the final session.
Clayton said he had not expected much because of the gout, but that his arm felt okay and that he had practised to keep his scoring sharp; he explained that sitting made his ankle stiffer, so he practised more than usual before matches. As his limp worsened during the evening, his scoring improved, a pattern evident across his three closing matches in Nottingham.
For now, the confirmed next milestone is the season finale at The O2 in London on May 28 (ET). Clayton’s Night Six victory in Nottingham sent him toward that finish line with a commanding cushion, while Humphries and others will head into the remaining weeks chasing points and form.
Back in Nottingham, Clayton’s limp remained visible as he left the stage, but the scoreboard told a different story: a player who can win while forced to favour one foot, and who will carry an eight-point lead and the momentum of two nightly wins into the remainder of the Premier League schedule.
